Officers
Christina Rappa, Chair 2021-2022
Apurba Banerjee, Member-at-Large 2020-2021
Members
- Materials Researchers and Developers (academic and industrial)
- Materials and Synthetic Chemists/Scientists
- Fiber/Fiber Products Manufacturers
- Fiber Colorant/Chemical Manufacturers
- Entrepreneurs
- Lab Personnel
- Production Managers
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Quality Assurance Personnel
- Anyone interested in delivering new and improved materials to the global consumer!
Areas of Interest
- Nanotechnology applications in textiles
- Innovative fibers and fabrics
- High performance, protective, and health applications
- Nonwovens technologies
- Bacterial and microbial resistance
- Antibiotic uptake and release from textile materials
- Non-traditional medical textile implants
- Flame retardant technologies
- Textile coating enhancements
- Firefighter and first-responder gear
- Sensor networks and e-textiles